Improvement in excursion-chairs



D. o. PARKER.

Excursion-Chair.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID OTHO PARKER, OF LIVERPOOL, CANADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN EXCURSION-CHAIRS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID OTHo PARKER, of Liverpool, in the county ofQueens, Nova Scotia, and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new anduseful .Improvement in Excursion-Chairs, to be called or known as D. O.Parkers Excursion- Ohairs g and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my chair. Fig. 2 is a view of the legsand seat folded for carriage. Fig. 3 is a top View. Fig. 4 is atransverse view ofthe seat. Fig. 5 is the seat folded. Fig. 6 is an edgeview of metallic fastenings for securing the top.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved excursion-chairwhich shall be so constructed that it can be very easily folded forcarriage in the hand or otherwise, and also be readily readjusted forservice whenever a temporary seat may be required, and which shall belight for carriage, simple and strong in construction, and neat inappearance; and it consists in the coustruction and combination of thevarious parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the legs, the upper part of which three pieces are made wide andhave holes formed through them, or are otherwise formed to suit thetaste. The projecting edges of the three pieces A are hinged to eachother, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, so that they may be foldedtogether, asin Fig. 2, or be spread open, as in Figs. 1 and 3. Upon theoutward edge of the upper ends of the legs A are formed projections ortenons c', which,

when the said legs are open for use, enter the holes c in the top ofseat to keep the said seat in place upon the said legs A, as shown inFigs. l and 3. Upon the tenons a of the two legs which enter the sectionof the seat marked B are Xed metallic hooks j', as shown in Figs. 2 and6, the holes a being made large enough for the tenons and hooks to enterthem, which, after being entered, the said tenons and hooks may bepressed outward so as to hook over the outward part of the seat, asshown in Fig. 6, and thus keep the said part of the seat B secure whenadjusted for service. E in Fig. 3 is a button, the side view of which isseen at E in Fig. 4, having its ends beveled. The hole O hascorresponding bevels, and by adjusting said button E, asin Fig. 3, thewhole top is fastened for use. B B is the seat, which consists of twosemicircular pieces, or which may.

be otherwise shaped to suit the taste, and the said pieces are hinged,as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, so that the two pieces may be foldedparallel with each other for carriage, as shown in Fig. 5, or opened outfor service, as shown in Fig. 3. The top ofthe legs are shaped so thatwhen the seat is xed upon them the said seat does not form a planesurface, but is depressed a little in the center to make it morecomfortable to sit upon. Said depression is seen in Fig. 4.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl An excursion-chair, consisting of the detachablehinged legs A c', the top or seat B B', the button E, and the metallichooks f, said parts A af, B B', and j' being constructed and arrangedsubstantially as herein shown and described.

DAVID OTHO PARKER.

Witnesses:

EDWIN B. PARKER, W. DAvisoN MGKENZIE.

